There are many Miami pre cruise hotels to choose from, but maybe that makes it harder? Elizabeth and I like to drive down to Miami the night before our cruise to get a good night’s sleep so that we can start our vacation rested, and refreshed! Our top two areas…

Florida Resident Perk – Cheap Cruises!! We moved to the Orlando area to be next to Disney World, and we love visiting the parks! We got another perk when we moved to Disney though … cheap and convenient Caribbean and Bahamas cruises!! Before we became Florida locals we took cruises…

Our Halloween in Saint Augustine This year marked the very first year ever that we didn’t stay home and trick-or-treat! We drove to Saint Augustine, which is about an hour and forty five minutes from Orlando for a night of fun! We had the most amazing time, and look forward…

Volunteering as a family is such a fun and rewarding experience!! This weekend we were “Game Keepers” at the Faith and Family Festival at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, and we had an amazing time! The festival was a one day event on October 25th, and it is an annual event…

Mulan Character Meet and Greet at Epcot While enjoying the Food and Wine Festival this week we happened to run across Mulan! It was completely unplanned, and really fun!! We were just looking around the Temple of Heaven in the World Showcase and there she was, all by her…

Journal Entry 9/1/14 It’s a new week, and a new month!! Hello September!!!!!Yesterday we spent the morning at Disney Hollywood Studios with Olaf, and we went shopping for Halloween Mickey ears. We made a DHS shopping haul for the items we bought, check it out HERE! We had planned on…

Who’s Ready to Party? Howdy folks! I have waited an entire year to say this … are you ready? It’s time for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2014!!!!!!!! Woo-Hoo!! Yes, I’m excited, can you tell? Even after living near Disneyworld for years and years, and with more MNSSHP events…

Cruise Vlog Episode 1 The first Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas “Sisters Cruise” vlog is now on YouTube for your enjoyment! In this episode we drive to Port Canaveral and board the ship!! Just click the photo above to go to the movie and enjoy! Make sure to subscribe!

2014 Disney Halloween Merchandise Shopping Tips! About halfway through August each year holiday items start to appear! Although there are no Fall or Halloween decorations up in the Disney Parks yet … there is an abundance of Halloween goodies for sale in the parks and Downtown Disney Marketplace! secretsfromadisneylocal We…

Sister Cruise 2014 Elizabeth and I just returned from our special “Sisters Only” cruise two days ago! It was our veryfirst cruise on the Royal Caribbean cruise line, and our ship was the Enchantment of the Seas! We took almost 1000 photos and we’ll be posting a lot of them…